The state auditors combed through over two years of expenditures for Chickasaw County, and although there were some clear procedural discrepancies in some departments that need to be addressed, the auditors found just over $1,500 of questionable expenses in a budget that’s in the tens of millions of dollars.

Essentially, there’s not much beef there at all, and many county employees, taxpayers and department heads have been left wondering why the re-audit was suggested in the first place.

Seely believes his department was unfairly singled out in the audit, and doesn’t appreciate the negative publicity EMA has received.

“The details in the audit made us look bad, when those expenditures are taken out of context,” Seely said. “It’s already making an impact on the people who work for us.”

Several county department heads have conducted investigations within their own departments. Seely, for example, prepared a 17-page report in December and presented it to the supervisors, the county attorney, and to other county officials and the public.